tassel
noun/ˈtæsl/
/ˈtæsl/
- a bunch of threads that are tied together at one end and hang from cushions, curtains, clothes, etc. as a decorationWord OriginMiddle English (also denoting a clasp for a cloak): from Old French tassel ‘clasp’, of unknown origin.
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